William Beier (born November 2, 1982, in Manila, Philippines) is a Filipino born German former competitive ice dancer. He competed with his sister, Christina Beier. They are four-time (2005–2006, 2008, 2010) German national champions, and represented Germany in the 2010 Winter Olympics.
The Beiers moved from the Philippines to Germany in 1990. William Beier began skating when he was eight. He was a singles skater for two years and then took up ice dancing with his sister, Christina Beier.
In 2004, the couple changed trainers and training facilities, training with Martin Skotnický in Oberstdorf.
In May 2008, the Beiers announced the end of their dance partnership. They teamed up again following the 2008-09 season and qualified for the Winter Olympics. The Beiers ended their competitive career in 2010.
Competitive highlights GP: Grand Prix; JGP: Junior Grand Prix
with Christina Beier International Event 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 07–08 09–10 Olympics 18th Worlds 20th 13th Europeans 16th 15th 13th 15th 15th Bompard 6th Cup of China 8th Skate America 7th Skate Canada 11th 7th Bofrost Cup 6th Finlandia 4th Golden Spin 4th Ice Challenge 3rd Karl Schäfer 3rd Nebelhorn 3rd 2nd Ondrej Nepela 2nd International: Junior Junior Worlds 15th 11th 5th Final 4th China 1st Czech Rep. 5th France 2nd Norway 3rd Poland 3rd Slovenia 4th Sweden 5th 4th EYOF 2nd National German Champ. 2nd J 1st J 1st J 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew The Beiers did not compete together in the 2006–07 and 2008–09 seasons.
References
Patinage magazine No. 124, Nov/Dec 2010
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